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layout: single
property_name: animation-delay
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<section id="animation-delay" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
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    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#animation-delay"><span>#</span>animation-delay</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines how long the animation has to wait before <strong>starting</strong>. The animation will only be delayed on its <em>first</em> iteration.</p>

    </div>

      <div class="property-animation">
        <a class="button property-animation-toggle" data-property-name="animation-delay"></a>
      </div>
  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-delay { animation-duration: 5s;animation-iteration-count: infinite; }</style>

    <style type="text/css">.animation-delay.is-animated { animation-name: fadeAndMove; }</style>



    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-delay: 0s;">animation-delay: 0s;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>The animation will wait <strong>zero seconds</strong>, and thus start right away.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-delay  square square--plum" id="animation-delay-0s">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-delay-0s{ animation-delay:0s;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-delay: 1.2s;">animation-delay: 1.2s;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>decimal</strong> values in <strong>seconds</strong> with the keyword <code>s</code>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-delay  square square--plum" id="animation-delay-12s">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-delay-12s{ animation-delay:1.2s;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-delay: 2400ms;">animation-delay: 2400ms;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>milliseconds</strong> instead of seconds, with the keyword <code>ms</code>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-delay  square square--plum" id="animation-delay-2400ms">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-delay-2400ms{ animation-delay:2400ms;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="animation-delay: -500ms;">animation-delay: -500ms;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>You can use <strong>negative values</strong>: the animation will start as if it had <em>already been playing</em> for <code>500ms</code>.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div animation-delay  square square--plum" id="animation-delay--500ms">Hello<br>World</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#animation-delay--500ms{ animation-delay:-500ms;}</style>
    </section>

</section>
